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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
traffic kit for magellan maestro
By Mr. Patrick L. Jones
this product worked terrifically to get me thru LA traffic on vacation. I would commend this to any person that is thinking of travelling by way of a major city and is unfamiliar with the area.
2 of 2 humans found the following review helpful.
No Traffic Alerts in Atlanta!
By Sequestre
Although the Traffic Service is supposed to work in Atlanta, I have yet to see a single traffic alert. I would have given this one star except that it is a required optional accessory if you want to use an external antenna with the Maestro and for that it works as advertised.
3 of 4 humans found the following review helpful.
Magellan TrafficKit is Useless in Phoenix
By Mikey
Making sure that Phoenix was one of the covered areas, I purchased this to support guide us through Phoenix traffic (which is in regards to as bad as any other major city) in the event of a problem on our route. After purchasing the year subscription, I installed it in my vehicle, powered it up, saw the icon in the bottom right corner (which is not there without the traffic kit attached) and tested it out. I likewise checked the signal strength which read a 10/10 and saw that NAVTEQ was providing the traffic information. I then listened to traffic reports on the radio, along with verifying the traffic reports on my PC on a website that displayed and verified traffic conditions (also provided by NAVTEQ), routed the Maestro to take me on a route which would guide me right through a listed and broadcast traffic problem. Driving that route, the little icon remained as is, with the green triangle, checking the text screen on the Maestro with regards to the traffic status, it claimed no reported traffic troubles just as I could already see the backup on the highway.
Calling Magellan client aid gets the same results as if I would ask my dogs the same question. Reaching some offshore center, the idiots that I talked to were very intention on getting my name, adddress, etc.,etc., but when it came time to talk about the problem, it was evident that they didn't have a clue on how to help, if they even understood what I was asking them. I may now perceive why a heap of of the greatest 'big box' stores are clearing out their Magellan merchandise and syndication others instead.
So if I am doing something wrong with the programming, I will have to find how how to remedy it myself as Magellan sure as hell doesn't recognise how to talk about the issue, let alone help me with it.
If you buy one of these Check with the store you get it from concerning their return policy and use the 3 month free subscription (which will have to be included with the Traffic Kit) to see if yours works.
Live and learn.
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